Marco Island Home to Great Fishing!

A popular past-time on Marco Island for those that live and visit Marco Island is fishing. In fact you can consider it one of the most popular recreational activities here on Marco Island, especially if your home is on one of the 200 miles of canals on Marco Island. Because of Marco Island’s location fishermen can enjoy both Freshwater Fishing and Saltwater Fishing year round.

The temperate waters of the Gulf of Mexico provide an excellent year-round environment for a large number of fish to call home. Marco Island is the northern gateway to the 10,000 Islands and some of the most pristine coastal wilderness. You can fish both saltwater and freshwater in the backwaters. Yes, there is plenty of room for fishing in solitude in the waters of Marco Island.

Experienced Fishing Guides for Marco Island Fishing

Marco Island and the 10,000 Islands have many experienced guides to help you catch that trophy if you don’t want to go out exploring on your own. Here is a brief list of fishing charters:

Satisfaction Guaranteed Charters
Say What Fishing Charters
Sea Gone Fishing Team
Six Chuter Charters
Wild Thing Charters
Blue Runner Charters
Capt. Bill Koupa
Capt. Jay's Fishing Charters
Dawn Patrol Charters
Fins-N-Grins Charter Fishing
Marco Island Sea Excursions
Peg Leg Charters

If you would prefer, there are places where you can fish without a boat including:

• Some of the more popular spots are near the two bridges connecting Marco Island with the mainland.


• Many people also fish the myriad canals which criss-cross Marco Island, especially where and when the tidal currents are relatively strong.


• The beaches can also be productive, especially at dawn and at dusk.
  
  

Read Also About Marco Island Fishing

• Get Marco Island Fishing Supplies at Sunshine Ace Hardware
• Information Regarding Florida Fishing Licenses
• Snook Season Opens on Marco Island
• Marco Island Boating and Bridge Safety
• Captain Brien’s Seafood (Has a charter Operation too!)
• Marco Island Wildlife
  
  

Read about Boating Condos/Communities on Marco Island

• Key Marco
• South Seas Resort
• Margurita Club
• Angler's Cove
• Sussex on the Bay
  

Marco Island Boating and Bridge Safety

Marco Island is a boating community with many Marco Island homes and condos set on canals. Between 1964 - 1965 the Deltona Corporation started building seawalls to create Marco Island Waterways. In building all of those canals, there was need to have bridges built to help people navigate the roadways.


With the development of Marco Island there were a variety of Lots available. Today there are approximately 120 miles of seawalls on Marco Island. The first seawalls were constructed in wood with whaler tieback systems. They soon converted to cement reinforced with a mixture of wire mesh and steel rods.

Not all of these homes are direct access to the Gulf of Mexico or the Marco River. Some of these homes must go under a bridge (commonly referred to as Indirect Home) and others do not. It is important to understand the limitations that these bridges place on the type of boat that you can have because of the Bridge Heights.

There are 14 bridges on Marco Island with various heights. To see a list of the heights of the bridges, visit the City of Marco Island Boating Safety Guide.



Read Also:

Lots on Lots
Marco Island Yacht Club
Who was SS Jolley?
No Closing Costs ~ Seller Concessions

Boating Condos/Communities on Marco Island:

Angler's Cove
Sussex on the Bay
Key Marco
South Seas Resort
Hideaway Beach
Margurita Club